An information processing device comprises a controller configured to detect, in relation to an area associated with a predetermined facility, entry or exit of a predetermined vehicle, transmit, to a facility device corresponding to the facility, in a case where the vehicle enters the area, an electronic key for enabling movement of the vehicle, and invalidate the electronic key transmitted to the facility device in a case where the vehicle exits the area.
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1. An information processing device comprising: a storage configured to store first position information regarding geographical positions of (i) a first area that corresponds to a physical entrance and a physical exit of a predetermined facility, wherein the first area separates the predetermined facility from a road, and (i) a second area that corresponds to the predetermined facility, wherein the predetermined facility is accessed through the physical entrance; and a controller configured to: detect that a predetermined vehicle has passed through the physical entrance or the physical exit of the predetermined facility based on the first position information, transmit an electronic key for enabling control of the vehicle, to a facility device corresponding to the facility, based upon the vehicle entering the second area after passing through the physical entrance of the first area, and invalidate the electronic key that was transmitted to the facility device based upon the vehicle exiting the second area and passing through the physical exit of the first area.
2. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the facility device is a mobile terminal carried by a worker of the facility or a device that manages the mobile terminal, and the electronic key is configured to unlock and lock the vehicle using the mobile terminal, and enable control of the ignition of the vehicle.
3. The information processing device according to claim 1, further comprising a storage configured to store reservation information for the facility in association with the vehicle, wherein the controller transmits the electronic key to the facility device in a case where a reservation is made for the facility in association with the vehicle and the vehicle enters the second area.
4. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the controller periodically acquires second position information that is position information of the vehicle, and determines entry/exit of the vehicle based on the second position information.
5. The information processing device according to claim 4, wherein the controller determines entry/exit of the vehicle by checking the first position information and the second position information against each other.
6. The information processing device according to claim 4, wherein the controller monitors the second position information in a period when the electronic key is being used, and issues a notification to a user device associated with the vehicle in a case where exit of the vehicle to outside the second area is determined.
7. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the controller acquires sensor information from the vehicle in a period when the electronic key is being used, and issues a notification to a user device associated with the vehicle in a case where the sensor information indicates an abnormal value.
8. A vehicle system including a first server device that manages a plurality of vehicles, and a second server device that is associated with a predetermined facility, wherein the first server device includes: a storage configured to store first position information regarding geographical positions of (i) a first area that corresponds to a physical entrance and a physical exit of a predetermined facility, wherein the first area separates the predetermined facility from a road, and (i) a second area that corresponds to the predetermined facility, wherein the predetermined facility is accessed through the physical entrance; and a first controller configured to: detect that a predetermined vehicle has passed through the physical entrance or the physical exit of the predetermined facility based on the first position information, transmit an electronic key for enabling control of the vehicle, to the second server device, based upon the vehicle entering the second area after passing through the physical entrance of the first area, and invalidate the electronic key that was transmitted to the second server device based upon the vehicle exiting the second area corresponding to the predetermined facility and passing through the physical exit of the first area.
9. The vehicle system according to claim 8, wherein the second server device distributes the electronic key to at least one mobile terminal carried by a worker of the facility, and the electronic key is configured to unlock and lock the vehicle using the mobile terminal, and enable control of the ignition of the vehicle.
10. The vehicle system according to claim 9, wherein in a case where the vehicle exits the second area, the first server device transmits, to the second server device, invalidation data requesting invalidation of the electronic key.
11. The vehicle system according to claim 10, wherein in a case where the invalidation data is received, the second server device distributes, to the at least one mobile terminal, an instruction to erase the electronic key.
12. The vehicle system according to claim 9, further comprising the mobile terminal.
13. The vehicle system according to claim 12, wherein the mobile terminal locks/unlocks the vehicle by transmitting the electronic key to the vehicle by near-field wireless communication.
14. The vehicle system according to claim 8, wherein the first server device further includes a storage configured to store reservation information for the facility in association with the vehicle, and the first controller transmits the electronic key to the second server device in a case where a reservation is made for the facility in association with the vehicle and the vehicle enters the second area.
15. The vehicle system according to claim 8, wherein the first controller monitors position information of the vehicle in a period when the electronic key is being used, and issues a notification to a user device associated with the vehicle in a case where exit of the vehicle to outside the second area is determined.
16. The vehicle system according to claim 8, wherein the first controller acquires sensor information from the vehicle in a period when the electronic key is being used, and issues a notification to a user device associated with the vehicle in a case where the sensor information indicates an abnormal value.
17. A vehicle system including a server device that manages a plurality of vehicles, and on-board devices that are mounted on the vehicles, wherein the server device includes: a storage configured to store first position information regarding geographical positions of (i) a first area that corresponds to a physical entrance and a physical exit of a predetermined facility, wherein the first area separates the predetermined facility from a road, and (i) a second area that corresponds to the predetermined facility, wherein the predetermined facility is accessed through the physical entrance; and a first controller configured to: detect that a predetermined vehicle, of the vehicles, has passed through the physical entrance or the physical exit of the predetermined facility based on the first position information, transmit an electronic key for enabling control of the vehicle, to a facility device associated with the predetermined facility, based upon the predetermined vehicle entering the second area after passing through the physical entrance of the first area, and invalidate the electronic key that was transmitted to the facility device based upon the predetermined vehicle exiting the second area and passing through the physical exit of the first area, and the on-board device includes a second controller configured to acquire the electronic key transmitted to the facility device, and permit movement of the vehicle based on the electronic key.
18. The vehicle system according to claim 17, wherein the facility device is a mobile terminal carried by a worker of the facility or a device that manages the mobile terminal.
19. The vehicle system according to claim 18, wherein the electronic key transmitted to the mobile terminal communicates with the on-board device by near-field wireless communication.
20. The vehicle system according to claim 17, wherein in a case where the vehicle exits the second area, the server device transmits, to the facility device, invalidation data requesting invalidation of the electronic key.
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